In this Chapter, the following words and phrases have the following meanings:
Director or Executive Director: The Director of the Office of Consumer Protection.
Motor vehicle: Any vehicle, including trucks and motor bikes, fully or partially powered by an internal-combustion engine or electric motor and used as means of transportation on public highways.
Office: The Office of Consumer Protection.
Repair and maintenance: Includes the adjustment, replacement, removal or installation of any component or part of a motor vehicle including, but not limited to, any adjustment, replacement, removal, installation, examination or diagnosis of any component or part of the power train, engine, transmission, brake system, electrical system, engine cooling system, heating or air-conditioning system, exhaust system, suspension system and any other mechanical or nonmechanical part or component. The words "repair and maintenance" shall also include the examination, diagnosis, repair, adjustment, replacement, removal or installation of any part of the exterior or interior of any motor vehicle, including tires, lights, upholstery, windows, glass, paint or other body work and shall further include the replacement or installation of any oil, lubricant or fluid necessary or incidental to the operation, maintenance or repair of a motor vehicle or any component or part thereof. The words "repair and maintenance" shall not include the towing of any motor vehicle.
Towing: The moving or removing of, or the preparation to move, any motor vehicle by another motor vehicle for hire. (1975 L.M.C., ch. 21, § 1; 1980 L.M.C., ch. 10, § 1; 1988 L.M.C., ch. 29, § 1; 1996 L.M.C., ch. 13, § 1; , § 1.)
Editor’s note—2005 L.M.C., ch. 26, §§ 2 and 3, state:
Sec. 2. Regulations. A regulation which implements a function transferred to the Office of Consumer Protection by this Act continues in effect until otherwise amended or repealed, but any reference to any predecessor department or office must be treated as referring to the Office of Consumer Protection.
Sec. 3. Transition. This act does not invalidate or affect any action taken by the Department of Housing and Community Affairs before this Act took effect. Any responsibility or right granted by law, regulation, contract, or other document, and which is associated with a function transferred by this Act from the Department of Housing and Community Affairs, is transferred to the Office of Consumer Protection.
